They’re the formerly loved-up Married At First Sight couple whose sudden division shocked viewers.
The fan favourite duo were noticeably absent on the couch in the preview for Sunday night’s commitment ceremony.
The pair divided the MAFS cast and viewers alike on Wednesday night during the most dramatic dinner party of the season.
And they’re gone! The shocking Married At First Sight footage that proves one fan favourite couple QUIT before the commitment ceremony. Pictured: Aleks Markovic
Aleks Markovic and Ivan Sarakula didn’t appear on the couch alongside their MAFS co-stars in the preview for Sunday night’s commitment ceremony, indicating that the couple will split before the ceremony.
In the preview footage, Aleks, 26, can be seen looking off into the distance, considering her options.
‘I believed Ivan was a good person. I was blindsided,’ Aleks said in a voiceover.
Heartbreak: Aleks Markovic (pictured left) and Ivan Sarakula (pictured right) didn’t appear on the couch alongside their MAFS co-stars in the preview for Sunday night’s commitment ceremony
Ivan, 30, continues: ‘Michael [Goonan] has his version, Josh [Pihlak] has his version, now I need to look after myself’.
But as the rest of the cast walk into the commitment ceremony room, Ivan and Aleks are nowhere to be seen.
Throughout the rest of the teaser’s footage, Ivan and Aleks are absent, even in the wide shots of the cast on the couch.
Where are they? Throughout the teaser’s commitment ceremony footage, Ivan and Aleks are absent, even in the wide shots of the cast on the couch
It appears as though Ivan and Aleks have ditched the show before writing ‘leave’ during the commitment ceremony, much like Poppy Jennings, Luke Eglin, Vanessa Romito and Chris Nicholls did before them.
The shocking turn comes after last night’s revealing dinner party, when Aleks was first accused of cheating on her ‘husband’ Ivan by dating other men outside of the experiment.
Michael Goonan brought up the issue of intimacy between the couple in front of the rest of the group.
At her breaking point: ‘I feel very attacked by you right now and I’m not gonna put up with it!’ After being questioned repeatedly, Aleks finally snapped
Shocking! As Aleks denied sleeping with Ivan, Josh Pihlak chimed in: ‘I’ve heard from both of you guys that you have’
As Aleks denied sleeping with Ivan, Josh Pihlak chimed in: ‘I’ve heard from both of you guys that you have.’
Trying to explain herself, a flustered Aleks said: ‘Intimacy for me is kissing, so in that regard, yeah I’ve been intimate with Ivan.’
‘I feel very attacked by you right now and I’m not gonna put up with it!’ Aleks cried before storming off with Ivan in tow.
Once they left, Michael dropped the bombshell that Aleks had been caught with another man, blurting out: ‘When I was in the lobby yesterday, she was coming back from a date with a bloke.’
How the drama ensued: Michael Goonan (pictured) brought up the issue of intimacy between the couple in front of the rest of the group
Adding fuel to the fire, Michael claimed that Aleks had called the mystery man ‘super hot’ and that she had plans to continue seeing him.
Mishel backed up some of Michael’s story, revealing to producers that she and Aleks had gone out to a Serbian event two weeks prior where they ‘met a guy who drives a Ferrari and really likes Aleks’.
However, she had no knowledge that Aleks may potentially be seeing this man, while Connie Crayden knew the brunette had been ‘out with men’.
When Aleks and Ivan returned to the table, Mishel decided to confront the Aleks about the cheating rumours, but she adamantly denied it.
‘I was raised with integrity, I wasn’t raised to tell lies’: When Aleks and Ivan returned to the table, Mishel decided to confront the Aleks about the cheating rumours, but she adamantly denied it
She then called out Michael to clear the air, defiantly stating that she never went on a date and that Michael was twisting things to ‘create drama’ among the other couples.
Josh then dropped a bombshell, claiming that Ivan had told both him and Michael off camera to bring up the issues with Aleks at the dinner party.
‘Is that what happened?’ Aleks shouted, which Ivan denied unconvincingly.
Married At First Sight continues Sunday at 7pm on Channel Nine
Hitting back! Aleks then called out Michael to clear the air, defiantly stating that she never went on a date and that Michael was twisting things to ‘create drama’ among the other couples